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Margot Ravenscroft

Director

Margot joined Amicus in 2007 after working for the Bar Pro Bono Unit. Previously she worked in California at the offices of Clarence & Dyer LLP on death penalty appeals alongside white collar crime matters. On returning to the UK she continued in the field working pro bono on Jamaican capital cases while working in re-insurance litigation at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP. She also served on the National Pro Bono Committee and on the organising committee for the UK's first Pro Bono Conference.

Diana Rescaldani

Casework & Operations Manager

Diana joined Amicus in January 2020, after several years of working in criminal defense and immigration law. She has a BA in Political Science from the Università degli Studi di Milano and has completed the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) in 2015 from the University of Westminster. Diana is trilingual and has worked for legal charities and NGOs, including Reprieve and Howard League for Penal Reform, before completing a 6 month placement at the mitigation specialist ARC, Inc. based in Baltimore, MD.


Anna Draper 

Training & Casework Coordinator

Anna joined Amicus in March 2020 after completing a placement in Texas working on State and Federal Habeas appeals in Dallas. She is a Law graduate and has an MA in Legal and Political Theory. She has experience in pro bono civil and criminal advice work, and has written research papers for the Sentencing Academy considering the effectiveness of sentencing guidelines in the UK. Anna completed the Bar Practice Course in 2021 and is starting criminal pupillage in September 2023. 


     

Kate Burrows

Finance Coordinator

Kate joined Amicus in May 2021 after a career as a designer in the Computer Games industry and running a small software company for 10 years. She currently works part-time for Amicus and will be starting her Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling later this year.

Eliza Harris

Social Media Officer 

Eliza joined Amicus in July 2022 as a U.K. Office Volunteer and took on the role of Social Media Officer in January 2023. She has a BA (Hons) in English Literature from The University of Warwick, and a Diploma in Musical Theatre from the New York Film Academy. After six successful years as an actor, Eliza has made the move into law. She is currently studying for a Masters at the University of Law and hopes to be called to the Bar next year.